Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Habakkuk 1:11
mind. spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
over. through.
god. Hebrew. 'eloah (App-4. V): i.e. his object of worship.
mind. spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
over. through.
god. Hebrew. 'eloah (App-4. V): i.e. his object of worship.
Verse Habakkuk 1:11. _THEN SHALL_ HIS _MIND CHANGE_] This is thought to relate to the change which took place in Nebuchadnezzar, when "a beast's heart was given to him," and he was "driven from the dw...
THEN SHALL HIS MIND CHANGE - or, better, “Then he sweeps by, חלף _châlaph_ is used of the overflowing of a river, Isaiah 8:8, of a wind chasing, Isaiah 21:1, of the invisible presence of God passing...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS CHAPTER 1 The Judgment of Judah Through the Chaldeans Announced _ 1. The prophet's cry to Jehovah (Habakkuk 1:1) _ 2. The answer (Habakkuk 1:5) 3. The prophet's plea (H
THE CHALDEANS AS MINISTERS OF DIVINE JUSTICE. In His answer Yahweh directly addresses the evil-doers, warning them that He is about to work a work in their days they would never have believed: He is r...
_GOD ANSWERED HABAKKUK'S COMPLAINT -- HABAKKUK 1:5-11:_ God assured Habakkuk that He was busy doing something about the situation that was so much bothering him. He told the prophet that he would be a...
THEN, &C.— _Then shall his spirit be changed, and he shall depart, and become guilty, who confided in his god._ The prophet here foretels the wonderful change which was to happen to Nebuchadnezzar; wh...
JEHOVAH'S ANSWER. Habakkuk 1:5-11 RV. Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you. For, lo, I...
Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god. THEN - when elated by his successes. SHALL HIS MIND CHANGE - he shall lose whatever of reaso...
1:11 mind (g-4) Lit. 'spirit,' or 'state of soul.' guilty. (h-13) Or 'Then will he sweep by [as] the wind, and pass on and make himself guilty.'...
THE PROPHET'S BURDEN. THE ANSWER OF JEHOVAH 1. Burden] RM 'oracle': see on Isaiah 13:1. 2, 3. HOW LONG?.. WHY?] Even a prophet (Habakkuk 1:1) can ask such questions. He never denies the existence of...
THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA Habakkuk _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA Assyria was a country to the north and east of Israel. For many years, it ruled most of the world. Nahum, Habakkuk...
(5-11) Jehovah’s answer to Habakkuk’s complaint. These disorders are to be punished by an invasion of Chaldæaus. The appearance, character, and operations of these invaders are described....
THEN SHALL HIS MIND CHANGE.... — Better, _Then he sweeps by like a wind and passes. But he is guilty, making this his strength his god._ By an abrupt transition the latter half of the verse diverts ou...
אָ֣ז חָלַ֥ף ר֛וּחַ וַֽ יַּעֲבֹ֖ר וְ אָשֵׁ֑ם
Habakkuk 1:1 Habakkuk 1:2; Habakkuk 2:1 (or 8) Yet it is the first piece which raises the most difficult questions. All admit that it is to be dated somewhere along the line of Jeremiah's long career...
THE APPARENT PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED Habakkuk 1:1-17 Habakkuk probably lived toward the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, when the Chaldeans were preparing to invade the land. Jerusalem was fille...
In this first division of the Book we have the prophet's statement of the problems which vexed his soul. The first was the apparent indifference of Jehovah both to his prayer and to the condition of p...
Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall (i) pass over, and offend, [imputing] this his power to his god. (i) The Prophet comforts the faithful that God will also destroy the Babylonians, because t...
Spirit; viz., the spirit of the king of Babylon. It alludes to the judgment of God upon Nabuchodonosor, recorded [in] Daniel iv., and to the speedy fall of the Chaldean empire. (Challoner) --- It shal...
After the observation I ventured to make on the preceding verse, it will be expected from me, that I should say in what sense I consider what is here said of the Chaldeans coming up upon the land. To...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. There is no prophetic delivery among the twelve lesser books more peculiar and characteristic than that of Habakkuk. It has no longer the occupation with the...
The Prophet now begins to give some comfort to the faithful, lest they should succumb under so grievous evils. He has hitherto directed his discourse to that irreclaimable people, but he now turns to...
First of all, the prophet complains that the evil which exists among the people is insupportable. This is the natural effect of the working of the Spirit of God in a heart jealous for His glory and de...
THEN SHALL [HIS] MIND CHANGE,.... The mind of the king of Babylon; not that, when he had taken Jerusalem, he altered his purpose, and laid aside his designs of attacking other nations, and returned to...
Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, [imputing] this his power unto his god. Ver. 11. _Then shall his mind change_] For the worse, _in peius proficiet;_ his good and his...
_And they shall scoff at the kings_, &c. The Hebrew use the singular number here, (_He shall scoff_, &c.,) as well as in the following verse, and it is to be understood of the king of Babylon, who tre...
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JEHOVAH'S JUDGMENT...
Then shall his mind change, then the spirit of the enemy revives, AND HE SHALL PASS OVER, passing on in his whirlwind campaign, AND OFFEND, IMPUTING THIS HIS POWER UNTO HIS GOD, or, "he becomes guilty...
1-11 The servants of the Lord are deeply afflicted by seeing ungodliness and violence prevail; especially among those who profess the truth. No man scrupled doing wrong to his neighbour. We should lo...
THEN: it notes both the time and cause of what happened; extraordinary successes, and a continued series of them, attending the designs and attempts of the Chaldean kings, at last made them so haughty...
Habakkuk 1:11 mind H7307 changes H2498 (H8804) transgresses H5674 (H8799) offense H816 (H8804) this H2098 power...
GOD'S REPLY. HE IS BRINGING THE BABYLONIANS AS HIS CHASTENERS (HABAKKUK 1:5). Habakkuk 1:5 ‘Behold among the nations and regard, and wonder marvellously (‘wonder with wonder'). For I work a work in y...
CONTENTS: Habakkuk's prayer concerning evil in dispersed Israel. God's voice to Israel and Habakkuk's testimony to God. CHARACTERS: God, Habakkuk. CONCLUSION: We must not think it strange if God som...
Zechariah 1:1. _The burden,_ the prophecy, _which Habakkuk the prophet saw._ Here he opens his commission, as divinely inspired with vision, and invested with a charge which he must deliver. God laid...
HABAKKUK—NOTE ON HABAKKUK 1:2 First Cycle. Habakkuk is disappointed that God does not seem to be answering his prayers. God’s response shows that, although Habakkuk doesn’t realize it, his prayers are...
HABAKKUK 1:5 God’s Response. God has already begun to answer Habakkuk’s request: the Babylonians are coming to punish the Israelites. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Habakkuk 1:11. Then] Elated by victory. CHANGE] Lit. the wind passes by; the storm of violence like the wind sweeps over the land. Some refer it to the Chaldee nation, who change in...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1:1-2:20 PART I. JUDGMENT UPON THE EVIL, IN THE FORM OF A COLLOQUY BETWEEN THE PROPHET AND GOD....
Shall we turn at this time to the book of Habakkuk. Very little is known concerning the personal background of Habakkuk. Very little, nothing is known. We don't know really anything about his backgrou...
Daniel 4:30; Daniel 5:20; Daniel 5:3; Daniel 5:4...